tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post123074937809267098..comments2016-12-09T04:27:56.120+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Model-based prediction of hair colorDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-380692075158492252011-01-07T13:43:20.877+02:002011-01-07T13:43:20.877+02:00It&#39;s a pretty well-known fact that redheads, f...It&#39;s a pretty well-known fact that redheads, for reasons that may or may not have been fully elucidated, require higher doses of anesthetics. If better knowledge around the genetics of pigmentation adds to a fuller understanding of drug response and other health-related topics, bring it on!Linda Aveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00470713744959744637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-60446221840465544682011-01-06T11:01:34.017+02:002011-01-06T11:01:34.017+02:00I am glad some group has put to the test the SNPs ...I am glad some group has put to the test the SNPs claimed to have an effect on pigmentation differences in Europeans, at least in south Polish. There is too much time and speculation put into such banal physical differences.<br /><br />I live in Australia and mostly among Anglo and Irish Australians. So, those pigmentation features like blue eyes, pale blood pink tinged skin, blond, red, brown, auburn..hair colors are mundane and frankly the norm. It is like selling coal to Newcastle. Humdrum.<br /><br />It would help if 23andMe tested all those SNPs especially rs1805009 but they don&#39;t. As I indicated above, pigmentation issues in Europeans don&#39;t interest me much except academically. The aesthetic effects are totally lost on me, however, I was curious about red hair as my children are red haired (I have grown accustomed to it) and I wondered where in the universe it came from. At least 23andMe tells me I am rs1805008 CT. So that must explain the red hair. If my children had &quot;normal&quot; colored hair, the whole pigmentation thing would be totally boring.Pontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887371055810655999noreply@blogger.com